Pablo Yoma Syrjäläinen (born July 9, 1962) is a retired football defender from Chile.[1]

Pablo Yoma
Personal information
Full name Pablo Yoma Syrjäläinen
Date of birth (1962-07-09) July 9, 1962 (age 63)
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1992 Universidad Católica 185 (11)
1991Everton (loan) 17 (4)
1992Fernández Vial (loan) 13 (1)
Total 215 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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He played club football for Universidad Católica, Everton and Fernández Vial in Chile.[1] At Universidad Católica, he achieved the greatest successes of his career, beginning with the title of the U-19 Croix International Tournament,[2] considered a youth club world championship at the time,[2] and titles in the Chilean Primera División tournaments of 1984 and 1987, among others.[1][3] At Católica, he had as teammates Juvenal Olmos, Marco Cornez, Mario Lepe, Miguel Ángel Neira, Raimundo Tupper, Luka Tudor and Osvaldo Hurtado.[3]

Personal life

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His maternal grandfather, August Syrjäläinen, was the goalkeeper for Finland at the 1912 Summer Olympics. In addition, his father, Pedro Yoma,[4] was a Chilean athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[5]

Honours

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National championships

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International tournaments

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Title Club País Year
U-19 International Croix Tournament Universidad Católica Chile 1980

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "A los 60 años, Pablo Yoma vibra detrás del micrófono: "Disfruto la música. No gano ni uno"". Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Santiago. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 "Campeones del mundo juveniles: A 40 años de la obtención del Torneo Croix en Francia". Cruzados (in Spanish). Santiago. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. 1 2 "Ex compañeros de la UC se reunieron con Marco Cornez: Terminamos llorando". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). Santiago. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "Pedro YOMA". Olympics.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. "La historia poco conocida del ex futbolista Pablo Yoma, y su vínculo con Finlandia" (in Spanish). Clásicos del Fútbol. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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